Kanash

Kanash (; , Kanaş, lit. soviet) is a town in the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located at a major railway junction from Cheboksary, the capital of the republic. Population:

Key facts

Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Kanash
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name: Канаш
Russian inhabited locality.loc_name1: Канаш
Russian inhabited locality.loc_lang1: Chuvash
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline: Main street Kanash from park.jpeg
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption: Lenina Avenue in Kanash
Russian inhabited locality.map_label_position: right
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa: Герб Канаша 2017 с короной.gif
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag: Flag_of_Kanash.svg
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Chuvash Republic
Russian inhabited locality.adm_city_jur: Town of Kanash

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Kanash (; , Kanaş, lit. soviet) is a town in the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located at a major railway junction from Cheboksary, the capital of the republic. Population:

==History== It was founded in 1891. Between 1891 and 1925 it was called Shikhrany ().